Ukumu Surname
Approximately 1,154 people bear this surname
Ukumu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 1,029 | 1:37,939 | 4,890 |
| DR Congo | 82 | 1:900,970 | 60,382 |
| Papua New Guinea | 20 | 1:407,686 | 53,132 |
| Nigeria | 17 | 1:10,420,162 | 203,261 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Ukumu (50) may also be a first name.
Ukumu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ukumu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ukumu occurs in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ukumu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ukumu is the 323,175th most frequently occurring family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 6,315,031 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Ukumu reside; 90 percent reside in East Africa and 57 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,412,538th most widely held first name globally, held by 50 people.
Ukumu is most common in Uganda, where it is borne by 1,029 people, or 1 in 37,939. In Uganda Ukumu is most frequent in: Buliisa District, where 34 percent are found, Zombo District, where 24 percent are found and Hoima District, where 14 percent are found. Besides Uganda this last name is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 7 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hukumu | 91 | 205 | / |
| Okumu | 80 | 103,840 | / |
| Ikumu | 80 | 374 | / |
| Ukomu | 80 | 32 | / |
| Ukimu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Okhumu | 73 | 15 | / |
| Okuumu | 73 | 9 | / |
| Okummu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Okumuu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Okkumu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okumuj | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okumuå | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okumuș | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okoumu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Houkoumou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Oukoumous | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okoumou | 67 | 1,572 | / |
| Ikoumou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ockoumou | 62 | 8 | / |
| Okomu | 60 | 104 | / |
| Ikimu | 60 | 28 | / |
| Icumu | 60 | 5 | / |
| Ocumu | 60 | 3 | / |
| Iccumu | 55 | 1 | / |
| Oukomou | 50 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ukumu
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